BOWLS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 161, 27 March 1918, Page 4

BOWLS

EASTER PAIRS TOURNEY DRAW FOR SATURDAY Mr. S. H. Underwood presided at a meeting of the Wellington Bowling Centre held in the Wellington Club's pavilion last evening,' • A letter was received, from Mr. J. O. Eedmoud.asking tho centre if it would consider the issue of certificates to tho wiunors of the Public Service tournament (won by the P. and T. rink). After considering the matter it was decided that as the tournament was not played under the auspices of the centre they could not provide certificates. If they did so in tho case of the Civil Service games they might be asked to provide certificates - for other private tournaments.

The chairman announced that 62 rinks had entered for the Easter pairs toui«nanient. On tho motion of Mr. Sha.llcrass it was decided that the mtries bo divided into four sections cf, tight and three of ten, and that four Raines of 16 heads be played on Saturday next and three on Monday, ties at the head of sections to be placed in the finals without having to play off to a sectional finish.

The secretary (Mr. J. J. Koberte), submitting his plan of the tournament, suggested that the. ten pair sections should be played on the Newtown, Wellington, and Hataitai Clubs' greens, and the eight pair sections on Thorndon, Hutt, Petono, and Victoria Clubs' greens, Mr. J; Keith, whilst emphasising the Victoria Club's loyalty to the centre, 6aid that that club's green- was in a pretty bad way,. and his directors had pointed out that the green was very bare and badly in need of a rest. It was. intended to close down the green much earlier than even members of the club supposed.

Mr. Roberts and others agreed that the-' green was playing very well, and he was afraid'if tho Victoria green was cut out and Wellington (with only half its placing nrea available) was left in- there would be trouble.

Mr. .W. Powell said that <hey should tako-;6omo notice of what the executives of clubs said about their own greens,

Mr. G. If ogben moved as an amendment to .the .secretary's proposal that Lyall Bay be substituted .for Victoria.

This was carried on a, show of hands, Mr. Roberts: then moved that Wellington and Victoria' share the piay fixed for the Wellington green. .Another show of hands saw this negatived. ;..Mr. Roberts said that he hoped someone would seo how many of the Victoria Club's greens were in use on .Saturday and Monday next.

; DRAW FOR FIRST ROUND. A Section: Saturday at Newtown, Monday at. Hataitai —Billon (Lyall Bay) plays Horner (Wellington), Sheppcfd (Hataitai) plays Spiers (Newtown), Orr (Johusonville). plays Slater (Hataitai), Mayer' (Eastbourne) plnys Snaddon (Victoria), Wilson (Wellington), plays Meadoweroft (Kelburn). B, Section: Saturday at Hataitai, Monday at Wellington— Powell (Eastbourne) plays Pollock (Newtown), Caughlcy (Kelbuni) plays .Roborts. (Hataitai), Robertsou (Johnsonville) plays Blake (Wellington), Barnes (Hataitai) plays Hemingway (Victoria), Irving (Lyall Bay) plays Gooder (Wellington). , 0 Section: Saturday at Wellington, Monday at Newtown.—Laws . (Newtown) plays Gates (Lower Hutt), Dixon (Wellington) plays Goldfinch (Lyall Bay), Petrio (Johnsonville) plays Ward (Hataitai], Jenkins (Victoria) plays Ingram (Wellington), i Munro (Thorndon) plays Hill (To Hiwi).'D Section: Saturday at Thorndon, Monday at Hutt—Towrisend \Victoria) plays Martin (Hataitai),' lteid, (Lyall • Bay plays Still (Wellington), Topjin (Johnsonville) plays .Prince ~ ,'ifewtown), Churchward (Wellington) plays Macaskill (Hutt). E Section: Saturday at Hutt, Monday at Thorndon.—Corliss (Wellington) plays M'Whannell (Hataitai), Hunt (Victoria) plays Uphani. (Thorndon), Levi (Eastbourne), plays Tonfa : (Newtown), Fulton (Karon) plays' Johnson I '(Kelburn);''-' F Section: Saturday at Petono, Monday at Lyall Bay.-Williams (Hataitai) playa Hayoraft (Newtown), ..Dawson (Hutt) plays Frost '(Wellington),. Smith, (Newtown), plays' Ronnie (Potone), Jaekman (Wellington)'plays Gray (Kelburn). • G Section: Saturday at Lyall Bay, Monday at Petohe.—Stanford (Thorndon) plays Jameson (Victoria), Youmg (Hutt) plays'. Feilding, (Hataitai), Russell (Nowtown) plays .Leighton (Wellington), Duguid l (Kelburn) plays Priddlo (Newtown). Tho following were appointed umpires for the various sections:—A Section, Messrs. Shepperd and Meadoweroft; B Section, Messrs. Barnes and Powell; C. Section,, Messrs.'Dixon and,lngrain;; D Section, Messrs. Churchward and Townsend; E Section, Messrs. Hunt and Uphata; F Section,-Messre. Gray and Ronnie; G Section, Messrs. Leighton ; and Duguid. : ■ ' V ' '.. DIAMOND. BUCKLES. / : ' In the final game for the diamond buckles, Martin and Brackenridge, of the Newtown Club (the holders) defeated Fossetto and Norwood (Victoria), 23 —22,', after a hard-fought game. ST."■PATRICK's'dAY"' TOURNEY., In the play-off for the supremacy.of the. Hataitai green in connection with the St. Patrick's Day rink tournament-, Fountain (Hataitai) defeated ' Duguid (Kelburn), 27—17.'. The final between tho green winners—Duff (Newtown) and Fountain (Hataitai)—will bo played as soon as possible after Easter.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Palmerston N., March 26. Fifty entries from all parts of the North Island have been received for the Easter bowling tournament in Palmorston, commencing on Good Friday.